Ehem, let's forget about the fact that 4 days have passed and I haven't updated my blog! Shame on me. I'm going to try to remember as much as I can about each day so here it goes! Day 30- Friday was a really awesome day! I spent most of my morning procrastinating because I wasn't in the mood to do my homework so instead I decided to go out for a walk. I browsed around a couple floors of Corte Inglés, a book store called Casa de Libros, and Fnac (imagine if Barnes & Noble and Best Buy had a baby). It was kind of nice to stroll around in Fnac and I even found a manga section! On my way home I ran into my host mom on the street and she told me she left my food ready. After a very filling lunch, I relaxed in my room while watching Masterchef Junior. A very cute but depressing show because I can not believe those youngsters can make better food than I can. Later that night, I met up with my friends to check out a food truck festival in Casco Viejo. Since we went around 5pm and I ate a relatively gigantic lunch, I opted out of eating anything. Everyone just got a burrito from a Mexican food truck which looked really good. After, we went to a theatre to watch a flamenco performance. I was super pumped because I love flamenco and when we arrived at the theatre, I discovered it was literally the one across the street from my apartment. Que guay! Unfortunately, the show wasn't what I expected because it was mostly a woman singing flamenco songs but a couple times a guy would come out and do some amazing footwork. Despite the fact that it wasn't what I expected, I still loved it because the woman had a beautiful voice (I even bought a CD), the show was 2 hours long, and it was only 11 Euro! After the show, we went out for drinks and I came home to finish some homework. Day 31- Saturday was an unexpected day at the beach! We all went to Sopelana beach (the farthest, but nicest, and biggest. Side note: one of them is a nude beach. We avoided that one). Everyone wanted to go surfing but since it was only 70s and I didn't really feel in the mood, I opted for a nice relaxing time on the beach. It was really amazing even though in retrospect I just l lied on the beach for hours. I did go in to the water for a little bit but I was freezing and wanted to work on my tan. Before we actually went to the beach though, we went on up this hill and found one of the most amazing views I've seen so far. Of course, we had to stop and take a photoshoot! (Hence, the first picture on the blog and the ones below.) On the way down I also ran into a giant tree that reminded my of the pineapple from Spongebob. Definitely had to take a picture with it! Day 32- Sunday was also awesome because I climbed a mountain! I was rushing to the Termibus station and ended up getting there 30 mins early. Just as the bus was departing Joe saw Olga and I managed to stop the bus driver so we wouldn't leave her behind. As soon as he stopped, I ran off the bus and was yelling for Olga. After a couple seconds she came around the corner and ran towards me. It was a beautiful Hollywood moment. Also, I'm a hero! ;) We rode the bus to Gernika, about an hour away from Bilbao. En route to the mountain, we stopped by a church that was built around a giant rock which was a Pagan alter. As soon as I saw we were getting close to the mountain, I started stretching to prevent any injuries. Of course, I had the work out of a life time! When I imagined hiking, I didn't imagine hiking up a 80 degree incline! After 5 mins my legs were killing me but I pushed through! We also were climbing through the woodsy area without a "paved path" and it started to get really hot. Luckily, it started raining and I got to cool off but that also made things a lot more slippery. On top of the mountains there were a few houses and so many animals! Sheep, cows and horses were all over the mountains, even on insane inclines! Overall, I really liked the hike! There are three stops that we make on the hike: para de los cacahautes, para de las galletas, y para de los bocadillos. (Roughly in English: Peanut stop, Cookie stop, and sandwich stop). It was really nice because everyone was sharing and having a good time until the cap to my water bottle fell into the dog bowl. I rinsed it off and prayed before drinking again later. Every time I thought we were at the top the guide would say, "No chica, hay mucho mas." I thought I was going to die. At the para de las galletas we stopped at what I thought was the very top of the mountain but it was just a little landing, and there was an altar! A little bit higher, there was a church where our guides said locals would come and have mass. On top of a mountain. Mass on top of a mountain! When we finally got to the top it was so windy and rainy that all the pictures look ridiculous. But the view was incredible. There's something that get's lost in image when you capture it with a photo. It just doesn't compare at all. By the time we got down we were hiking for about 6-7 hours and were all exhausted. When you hike a mountain, plan to be sore forever after. Day 33 & 34 - After the hike I was exhausted and my legs and hips were feeling the soreness. It hurt just to get out of bed. My 20 min walk to school in the morning was not fun, but I did it. The rest of the days consisted of homework, class, sleep, eat, and catch up on blogs. It's becoming pretty routine but that just means I really do live here. This weekend I'm going to London so I'm pretty excited for that! I actually leave on Thursday after class and get home on Monday, since Monday is a holiday. Now back to work!
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